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June 13th, 2003, 07:14 PM
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dont you hate it when your drving your GN and your ______ falls off?
wastegate rod falls off!
man what a sinking feeling you get when that happend you hear a pop, then you have no power, your trans shifts funny, and you have NO Power! i was pulling out of my mechanics garage when i snapped the throttle to show off a bit, heard a pop and lost power drove home sh!ting my self. popped the hood and was very releived!     
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June 13th, 2003, 07:21 PM
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Yeah sort of like when you blow off the intercooler hose...... All the smoke comes from the front of the car and it feels like the tranny is slipping nasty..... It sucks at first, but then you feel very happy to know it's nothing serious!
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June 13th, 2003, 07:56 PM
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Re: dont you hate it when your drving your GN and your ______ falls off?
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Nick Micale 3334 W. Marconi Ave Phoenix, AZ 85053 602-866-9908 Home of the world's fastest stock block Buick! www.arizonaGN.net arizonagn@qwest.net 
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June 13th, 2003, 08:13 PM
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you dont do you own work???!!! FORSHAME
 na keep seeing them mechanics you will put money in my pocket some day 
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"Another example... When a guy asks about whether his friend should get an Accord or a SRT-4... This guy insists that a '80s era Buick is the way to go...  "SiR Medic, ephatch.com member
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June 13th, 2003, 08:17 PM
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Atleast he put the clamps on that hold the up pipe to the Intercooler. That will also make you lose power (and think you just popped a head gasket).
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June 13th, 2003, 08:34 PM
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Re: Re: dont you hate it when your drving your GN and your ______ falls off?
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June 14th, 2003, 01:49 AM
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Or don't you hate it when your about 3/4 the way down the dragstrip and the vaccum line blows off the compressor housing fitting, your boost jumps from 23 to about 35psi, and you get 38.6 degrees of knock, and a big cloud of white smoke?
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87 GN 11.60 @ 114 Stolen 12/4/07 Recovered 1/4/08 GOT MY BABY BACK
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June 14th, 2003, 03:02 AM
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for nick and dennis, my GN is fine and running well (as far as i know) i had my jeep down at 1st performance fixing what i had failed to look at. my distributor gear was stripped i was checking on the status. i should have been more clear on that!
i am still loyal!
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June 14th, 2003, 03:58 AM
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"Another example... When a guy asks about whether his friend should get an Accord or a SRT-4... This guy insists that a '80s era Buick is the way to go... "SiR Medic, ephatch.com member
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June 14th, 2003, 09:19 AM
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Re: dont you hate it when your drving your GN and your ______ falls off?
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June 14th, 2003, 11:39 AM
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Yeah.....That f$%& $#% little bitty F$%&(n clip.
I hate that thing. I'm going to buy them in bulk soon. I'm getting tired of losing mine.
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Big Dreams, No Cash, but a whole lot of Creativity mixed with a little bit of Stupidity! 87 Grand National - TE-61,Big Mouth Cold Air, LS-1 MAF, RJC Power Plate, 72lb Inj,Ported Irons, Comp 212 Roller, ATR Double Pumper, Big neck IC, Progressive Alky, Mease 3" Downpipe, Test pipe w/dump, ATR 3" Crossflow exhaust, Trans+ and Extender Extreme, Pro-torque 3200 converter, Nitto DRs On the injured list  .....Be back in the spring with a new 109 stroker.  06 TrailBlazer SS - Stock.....................For now.  So far she's gone 12.56 at 110.3 mph @17psi in Street Trim, 2.04 60 Ft.
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June 14th, 2003, 04:21 PM
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brand new wastgetgate actuator...clip falls off... no boost, ok ill fix it when i get home... open the hood... nothing but a threaded rod there, the other part vibrated right off the car... $90 well spent d'oh
 got myself an alligator clip (and another $90 actuator) no problems yet oh well u live u learn
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1987 GN - gone but not forgotten 67 camaro rs/ss 350 m21 4 speed 3.73 12 bolt ...loud but not fast...yet
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June 14th, 2003, 08:28 PM
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 Thats what I use to hold my rod on. 2 yrs with the same clip, never comes off and is much easier to put on and off. Watch out though it gets hot between those runs at the track If you want you can even attach a wire to it so if it does fall off it doesnt get away. Dave
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87 GN - hardened 2004R, shift kit, AC 9" NL 3400 Converter, 2.75 downpipe. RA in-tankXP Plus fuel pump, RA Billet Adj Fuel Regulator KB 70mm TB & Plenum, V4 intercooler, Big Mouth Cold Air Kit, RJC Powerplate, tranny cooler, SMC Alchy Kit, 206/206 cam. Heads port and polished,30 over TRW forged pistons, PT53 turbo, Delphi 50# injectors. 12.34@110 1.84 60' 3700ft Elevation 25psi and still tuning. 89 Turbo TA #784 - K&N, RA93 chip, Flowmasters. No Times planned
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June 14th, 2003, 08:40 PM
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Those clips that hold the cuise thingy at the throttle body also work well. Easy to take off, and the price is usually right for one of those.
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June 15th, 2003, 01:35 AM
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Dathan,
Just be glad you were not getting on the freeway here. I had it happen right when I was getting on the I-10. I was dumb founded and had my Mfg Boss in the car taking him to the airport. He said, I thought this car was fast. I looked over and said I guess the car does'nt like u Well I dropped him off and went to the nearest gas station by the airport which seemed 20 miles Opened the hod and looked for a missing vacuum hose off the turbo and found that the rod clip fell out or something. I used the Cruise control clip off the C/c Vacuum accuator and seemed to fix the problem.Its always nice to have two or three clips or something for that rod
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June 15th, 2003, 08:57 PM
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hehe I have "loaned" one to jack cotton at the nats in OH, never did get it back :P....
but the worst is when you are driving down the highway (on a bridge over a river) and you lose a TTOP in the river.....thats a little worse than a clip :P
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June 16th, 2003, 07:03 AM
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I have gone thru a couple clips and my kept popping off. At first it scared me cuz I thought something went seriously wrong but now I am used to it. In fact I carry a tool in the car with me so the next time it comes off I can pop it back on when it is hot. I currently have one of the wire tires you find on a loaf of bread holding the rod on and it hasn't popped off in a few weeks.
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June 16th, 2003, 09:56 AM
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87 GN - hardened 2004R, shift kit, AC 9" NL 3400 Converter, 2.75 downpipe. RA in-tankXP Plus fuel pump, RA Billet Adj Fuel Regulator KB 70mm TB & Plenum, V4 intercooler, Big Mouth Cold Air Kit, RJC Powerplate, tranny cooler, SMC Alchy Kit, 206/206 cam. Heads port and polished,30 over TRW forged pistons, PT53 turbo, Delphi 50# injectors. 12.34@110 1.84 60' 3700ft Elevation 25psi and still tuning. 89 Turbo TA #784 - K&N, RA93 chip, Flowmasters. No Times planned
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